Shawn Jones | |
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Born | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States |
Occupations | Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Record producer, Audio Engineer |
Instruments | guitar, vocals, songwriting, electric guitar, classical guitar, melodica, saxophone, piano, organ, bass, sampler, keyboard, vocoder, synthesizer, Keyboard |
Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | Abandoned Love Records |
Associated acts | The Lovely Sparrows, The Jellydots [1] |
Website | The Lovely Sparrows official site |
Shawn Jones (born 1976[2] in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), is an American singer-songwriter and the founding member of the indie rock group The Lovely Sparrows.
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Jones began singing, songwriting and playing music at age 10. He studied at Oklahoma City University and graduated with a degree in Jazz Performance.[3][4] in Oklahoma City. He currently lives in Austin, Texas.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Shawn Jones formed The Lovely Sparrows in 2005. 2006's EP Pulling Up Floors... began the transition into more avant-garde finger picked folk music and "was a brutally wrought pop gem" and "retains the ironic slant of his songwriting while deftly layering dense orchestral arrangements..."[11] 2008's full length Bury the Cynics continued to expand on these ideas and explored larger, more developed instrumental arrangements. He has been said to have a "gift for wordplay", with lyrics described as "brainy...startling imagery."[12] Jones has recorded, toured and played with several bands over the past ten years.